Baseball Recap: Jaxon Fowler leads a balanced attack to beat Blaine

By Team Reports May 5, 2024, 9:37pm

Baseball Recap: Overlake/Bear Creek Owls vs. Blaine Borderites

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Lynden Christian, Overlake/Bear Creek was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They skirted past the Blaine Borderites 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Overlake/Bear Creek also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.

The result came thanks to Max Bieber's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Overlake/Bear Creek saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Fowler, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.

Overlake/Bear Creek is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Blaine, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-10.

As of now, neither Overlake/Bear Creek nor Blaine have any future games scheduled.

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